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Old 03-30-2008, 10:08 PM
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Default Re: Yellow chromate, whats the secret?

Hey Tom,

Definately give your tank a filter through some filter cloth, sounds like you have a good build up of smutt from the annodes in the bottom (little black bits).

Definately bandage the annodes. Get a cheap close weave polyester business shirt and make up some annode bags, by at least doubling up the material and stitching on a sewing machine into bags that will fit over the annodes. Secure in place with big rubber bands. The more layers the better.

I gold chromate on brightened parts, see my brake parts in my gallery, these were all extremely bright and shiney and within 2 days of chromating the chromate was hard as!

Get a aquarium air pump and make up a bubbler to agitate the solution (thats if I'm reading correctly and you don't already).

This should all help.

Cheers

Mark Smith
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